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01-07-2015, 10:44 AM
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Newbie
City: Neenah
Vessel Name: Innisfree
Vessel Model: Albin 36 (1981)
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 2
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Sail to Trawler
Been sailing for 40 years - inland lakes, Lake Michigan, Long Island Sound to Nantucket, Virgin Islands and San Francisco. Bought a 1981 Albin 36 DC last summer - more comfort, easier to handle, looking ahead to the Great Loop. And coming from sailboats, 7 knots is plenty fast  Located on Lake Winnebago, south of Green Bay - the old lock system to Green Bay should be open in a couple of years. Cheerio.
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01-07-2015, 10:56 AM
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Guru
City: Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Vessel Name: Moana Huaka'i
Vessel Model: Selene 53
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 816
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Hey welcome to the forum! Many of us, myself included, made the same jump!
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01-07-2015, 01:24 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,342
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard.
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RTF
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01-07-2015, 04:40 PM
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Wannabe
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Name: Stillwater
Vessel Model: Kadey-Krogen 54
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 782
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I'm about to make that transition too! Welcome.
Richard
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01-07-2015, 04:47 PM
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Guru
City: Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Vessel Name: Moana Huaka'i
Vessel Model: Selene 53
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 816
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Britannia: what did you decide regarding the stabilizers?
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01-07-2015, 05:00 PM
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Wannabe
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Name: Stillwater
Vessel Model: Kadey-Krogen 54
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 782
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Quote:
Originally Posted by No Mast
Britannia: what did you decide regarding the stabilizers?
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I decided that they're a requirement for my purchase - unless the deal is soooo good that I can afford to add them.
Richard
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01-07-2015, 08:19 PM
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Guru
City: Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Vessel Name: Moana Huaka'i
Vessel Model: Selene 53
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 816
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You'll never regret that decision
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01-07-2015, 09:34 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,558
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I safely made the transition four years ago. ... Welcome!
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Kar-KEEN-ez Koot
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01-07-2015, 10:44 PM
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Member
City: Burgess
Vessel Name: ZIN
Vessel Model: American Tug 34
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 22
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I'm about ready to make the change also. Just need the right boat.
Good luck.
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01-08-2015, 06:25 AM
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TF Site Team
City: Paris,TN
Vessel Name: Slo-Poke
Vessel Model: Jorgensen custom 44
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 3,749
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We did the jump about four years ago . Sailing on the river wasn't much fun . My sailing buddies wouldn't talk to me for a while but they got over it . Now they come over and hang out on the deck and sit in real chairs .
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01-08-2015, 06:29 AM
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Senior Member
City: North Vancouver
Vessel Name: INFINITY ∞
Vessel Model: Nordhavn 62
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 249
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I'm a sailor who switched over to power. It's been a blast, you'll have fun. 
I'm thinking I'm not totally done with sail just yet though, perhaps a small 22' er when I'm 70. 
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01-08-2015, 06:30 AM
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Senior Member
City: North Vancouver
Vessel Name: INFINITY ∞
Vessel Model: Nordhavn 62
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 249
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oh & welcome to the Forum!!
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01-08-2015, 11:36 AM
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Guru
City: San Diego
Vessel Name: Circuit Breaker
Vessel Model: 2021..22' Duffy Cuddy cabin
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 6,691
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Welcome aboard!
On a cold day, in your trawler's wheel house with your feet up, holding a hot cup of coffee while on auto pilot, give a courteous wave to the guy at the helm of his sail boat while he battles the elements. He'll thank you for it later when he crosses over to the dark side.
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Done with diesel power boats! Have fallen in love with all electric!
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01-08-2015, 06:55 PM
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Guru
City: Longboat Key, FL
Vessel Name: Bucky
Vessel Model: Krogen Manatee 36 North Sea
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,195
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Codger2
Welcome aboard!
On a cold day, in your trawler's wheel house with your feet up, holding a hot cup of coffee while on auto pilot, give a courteous wave to the guy at the helm of his sail boat while he battles the elements. He'll thank you for it later when he crosses over to the dark side.
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Well said!
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Larry
"When life gets hard, eat marshmallows”.
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01-08-2015, 08:42 PM
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Guru
City: Port Townsend, WA
Vessel Name: Traveler
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 46 LRC
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,536
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We transitioned from sail to power 2.5 years ago. Love the trawler lifestyle! I actually have an article I'm writing about it that will be in the spring issue of Cruising Outpost magazine. It'll be called "Reflections from the Dark Side"...
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02-27-2015, 12:05 PM
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Senior Member
City: La Paz, BCS
Vessel Name: Ansedonia
Vessel Model: Californian/Carver 52CPMY
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 375
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Howdy, I'm about to switch also. I am actively looking now, but need to bring my boat back from Mexico to sell her. Good luck!
Cheers, Bill
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"There is simply nothing more worth while than messing around in boats."
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02-27-2015, 02:41 PM
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Guru
City: Joe Wheeler State Park, Al
Vessel Name: Serenity
Vessel Model: Mainship 36 Dual Cabin -1986
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,251
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Welcome to the forum.
We came over to the dark side about a year and a half ago.
The admiral is still impressed with having a real bed.
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Cruising the Eastern U.S. Inland Waterways and Gulf Coast. Presently on the ICW in Louisiana and heading Back to Texas.
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02-27-2015, 09:52 PM
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Guru
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,288
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Welcome aboard. I don't know anything about a dark side my power boat has full 360 windows in the helm galley dinette area nothing dark about it compared to the typical SB cave. If you chose your boat carefully there will be no dark side.
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